Forensic Community OT Specialist - Part-Time, Flexible Hours

Cheswold Park Hospital; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust in Wakefield is seeking a part-time Occupational Therapist (22.5 hours weekly) to join the All-Age Forensic Community Service. You will conduct specialist OT assessments, develop care plans, and support transition for service users into community settings.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, promoting OT within the service and ensuring high-quality, person-centred care. The role requires flexible hours and driving to field sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Specialist knowledge and application of Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions relevant to mental health.
• Extensive clinical practice including individual and group work.
• Understanding of occupational therapy outcome measures.
• Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities.
• Supervisory/appraisal skills.
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
• Organise and respond efficiently to complex information.
• Computer literacy.
• Ability to build effective working relationships.
• Detailed knowledge of mental health/learning disabilities legislation and current practice including policy drivers.
• Detailed knowledge of clinical governance and its application.

Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive specialist OT assessments & risk assessments.
• Develop and deliver on individualized OT plans of care to support the recovery journey.
• Be enthusiastic about this service user group and motivated to support change and transition needs of individuals.
• Be able to work autonomously and collaboratively with other agencies to make clinical judgements.
• Be thoughtful and resilient in the way you engage with a MDT.
• Have strong engagement skills with service users, family, friends and carers.

Skills

OT assessments

Clinical skills

Outcome measures

Autonomous work

Ethics analysis

Supervisory skills

Reflection skills

Organisation skills

Computer literacy

Relationship building

Mental health legislation

Clinical governance

Education

Diploma in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Job description

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust in Wakefield is seeking a part-time Occupational Therapist (22.5 hours weekly) to join the All-Age Forensic Community Service. You will conduct specialist OT assessments, develop care plans, and support transition for service users into community settings.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, promoting OT within the service and ensuring high-quality, person-centred care. The role requires flexible hours and driving to field sites as needed.